[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 95 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 95

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that children of 
  homeless veterans are included in the calculation of the amounts of 
                        certain per diem grants.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Homeless Veteran Families Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF CALCULATION OF AMOUNTS OF PER DIEM GRANTS.

    Section 2012(a)(2)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by inserting ``or (iii)'' after ``clause 
        (ii)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new clause:
            ``(iii) With respect to a homeless veteran who has care of 
        a minor dependent while receiving services from the grant 
        recipient or eligible entity, the daily cost of care shall be 
        the sum of the daily cost of care determined under subparagraph 
        (A) plus, for each such minor dependent, an amount that equals 
        50 percent of such daily cost of care.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 15, 2019.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
116th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                H. R. 95

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that children of 
  homeless veterans are included in the calculation of the amounts of 
                        certain per diem grants.